Job Purpose
To be responsible for the leadership and operational management of all contract services, in relation to PPP & DBFM contracts, to ensure effective contractual arrangements and interface between EAC and contractors are met, in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of key objectives in relation to those identified within the Safer Communities Service Plan and the Community Plan.
Requirements
The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.
Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.
Responsibilities
We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.
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Additional Information
This is a full time permanent post. The admin base for this post is The Opera house, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock.
Normal office hours are Monday - Thursday 9am - 5pm & Friday 9am - 4pm
Annual Salary £42,843 - £45,445
The workstyle for this post is ‘Remote’ - Less than 20% of time is in office base. You will work less than 1 day per week at your administrative base and the rest of the week working at home or in other work locations as required. An element of working in the office will still be required on a regular basis.